KUNLE OLUTAYO
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has included children of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, in its National Youth Campaign Council.
According to a statement obtained on Thursday, as quoted by Cable, the President’s children Zara and Yusuf Buhari; Kiki Osinbajo and Abba Yusuf Bichi, were among the children of key APC stakeholders on the list.
The ruling party already has a campaign council and the women’s wing in place to garner support for Senator Bola Tinubu, the standard-bearer of the APC.
The youth campaign council, tagged ‘Jagaban’s Army,’ was unveiled by the APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, on Tuesday.
“It is such a honour to welcome those that have gone ahead of me; from the legacy parties national youth leaders to the APC former youth leaders, beginning from Dasuki Jallo to Sadiq Abubakar and Ismael Ahmed – to provide their support to the APC National Youth Wing Campaign Council,” Israel tweeted.
“I am also honoured to invite and welcome the children of the current first and second family/and the offspring of the incoming first and second family, as well as children of many APC first families to join us as we engage the next generation for our party and our candidate,” he said.
Also on the list is Bello el-Rufai, son of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna; Amam Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha; and son of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, Mohammed.
Here is the full list as reported by The Cable: Dasuki Jalo, Abubakar Sadiq, Ismaila Ahmed, Abubarka Maikudi, Abubarka Lado Suleja, Wole Aboderin, Anthony Etim Udokang, Ebikibina Miriki and Stella Oketete.
Others are Nasiru Adhama, Gabriel Iduseri, Olisaemeka Onyeka, Terver Aginde, Abubakar Adamu Musa, Sani D. Galadima, Udoh Ifeanyi, Bulama Elwakil Umaru, Umar Usman kadafur, Seyi Tinubu and Amir Kashim Shettima.
Also among them are Dennis Akinwale Ogunnaike, Babagana Alhaji Modu, Becky Sule Istemeodiah, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, Raimi Muhammed Opesina, Ningi Ahmed, Haruna M Mustapha, Kehinde Ayantunji, Abdulrahman Ismail Saulawa, Olamide Lawal, Ginika Tor, Hassan Shettimah Buni; the SSA to Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, Ogunyemi Muyiwa; and Sadeeq Abubakar Dakata.
There are also on the list Rasheed Muri Okunola, Bisoye Fagade, Bode Agoro, Hamza Baba Ibrahim, Makinde Araoye, Sanusi Ohiarre, Prince Muna Audu, Idris Olorunnimbe, Zara Audu, Bode Pedro, Sufyan Yuguda, Ameen Amshi, Yinka Adenifuja, Micheal Ojomo, Bukky Odoe, Sholape Hammond, Jide Akeredolu, Mohammed Atiku Bagudu, Ibrahim Bello Matawelle, AbdulAziz Malami, Hassan Nyarko, Femi Oyetola, Mohammed Zulum, Abu Mai Mala, Abba Umar Ganduje, Bello el-Rufai and Mohammed Ganduje.
Also on the list are Zara Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo, Daniel Onjeh, Sunny Dattijo, Yusuf Buhari, Ibrahim Ahmed Lawan, Sani Ahmad Kaitafi, Amam Rochas Okorocha, Abubakar Abba ibrahim (Habu Yobe), Abande Abba Ibrahim, Nasiru Abba Ibrahim, Emmanuel Opiah, Jamil Abubakar and Abdullahi Yakassai.
